Chapter 171
The roar echoing across the mountains did not belong to a dragon.
Every wolf inside the council hall felt the difference immediately. The sound carried something heavier than rage or power, deep enough to shake the chamber beneath their feet while unnatural cold spread slowly through the air itself. It rolled across the territory like a living force, and for the first time since the dragons arrived, genuine fear spread openly through the council hall.
Even the dragons reacted.
The enormous golden shadows circling above the territory shifted higher into the night sky while distant roars answered from beyond the mountains. Until now, the dragons had moved with calm confidence, their presence overwhelming but controlled.
That confidence was gone.
They sounded uneasy.
